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Avery Bradley scored 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting (3-of-4 from the stripe) in Boston's season-ending Game 4 loss to the Cavs, adding five rebounds, one three-pointer, on steal and one turnover through 40 minutes of action.

Bradley finally had a relatively healthy season this year, making it through 77 games. However, one healthy season doesn't completely remove the injury prone label from Bradley, and his 42.8 percent shooting from the field does weigh down his value. Still, his scoring (13.9), 3-point shooting (1.6), a steals (1.1) numbers make him worth owning as a low-end asset in standard leagues, and he'll be someone to consider towards the later rounds of next year's fantasy drafts. Apr 26 - 5:52 PM

Avery Bradley returned from a bruised quad on Sunday to score seven points on 3-of-10 shooting with two rebounds, three assists and one turnover.

He went 1-of-6 from downtown in 31 minutes and seemed a bit out of sorts after missing Boston's final game of the regular season. Bradley also struggled to contain Kyrie Irving defensively and he'll need to have a better game for the Celtics to even the series at 1-1 on Tuesday. Apr 19 - 7:19 PM

Avery Bradley (quad) will play in Game 1 against the Cavs on Sunday, as expected.

All signs were pointing towards Bradley being available after he sat out the last few games of the regular-season, and this report confirms it. Boston will need multiple guys to step up in a big way to avoid a sweep by the powerhouse that is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Apr 17 - 1:05 PM

Avery Bradley (quad) should be ready for the playoffs, according to coach Brad Stevens.

He missed his last couple games with a quad injury, but Stevens said after Wednesday's game "he should be ready for the playoffs," as reported by the Associate Press in the game recap. Apr 16 - 12:36 AM

Depth Charts

According to the Boston Globe, Marcus Smart and Avery Bradley will likely be the starting backcourt for the Celtics next season.

Isaiah Thomas would like to start, but the Celtics seem to prefer him in a sixth-man role. Smart showed a lot of improvement in the summer league before suffering a couple of dislocated fingers, so he should be penciled in as the starting PG on opening night. Smart averaged 9.1 points, 3.8 boards, 2.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.4 3-pointers per game after the All-Star break, so he's worth a late-round pick in standard leagues.

Thomas also added 11 boards and seven dimes for good measure, but this is really notable because it's clear Thomas' wrist, which he had surgery on in early July, is good to go moving forward. After the Celtics said Thomas' procedure would have no long-term effects, it appears that is indeed the case.

The Boston Globe predicts that Jae Crowder will be the starting small forward next season.

The Celtics love Crowder's toughness, energy and defense, so this would make a lot of sense. He posted averages of 11.5 points, 5.8 boards, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 3-pointers in 27.4 minutes per game after the All-Star break, so there is some potential here. Even if he does start at SF, there are a lot of players vying for minutes in Boston and Crowder's upside could be capped in what could be a very deep rotation.

Kelly Olynyk has reportedly been rebuffed by Kevin Love in his attempts to apologize to the Cavaliers forward.

Olynyk and his representatives have reached out to Love's camp numerous times so that Olynyk can personally apologize to Love and tell him that he never intended to injure Love, but Love has declined to take his call. Love said on Wednesday that he'll save that conversation for later down the road and is currently concentrating on rehabbing his disclolated shoulder and supporting his teammates as they continue their playoff run. "Oh yeah. I'm over it," Love said. "I'm just trying to get healthy."